Hat bag



Jan. 19 1926.

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E. A. NALLE HAT BAG Filed April 15, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Cai Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

UNITED STATES ELLA A. NALLE, or BALTIMom-r MARYLAND.

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Application filed VApril 15, 1,922. Serial No. 553,050.

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that ELLA A.NALLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Bags, of which the following is a specification. a

This invention relates to hand luggage carriers and more particularly to hat bags for travellers. l

The object of the invention is, to provide av bag of this character Which while constructed to fully protect the hat incased therein presents an attractive appearance and is equipped with means whereby it may7 be suspended from the top bows of an automobile in such a manner as to prevent the hat being distortedor injured inany Way and which may also be hung up in a train, carried by hand or strapped to suitcase and when not in use may be collapsed into a comparatively small space for packinO' or shipping. Y Y

Another object is to vconstruct a bag of this character one wall of which is reinforced or stili'ened to form a hat support or base and the opposed wall has a pouch formed therein to receive the crown of ahat and protect the trimming against crushing.

Another object is to so construct such a bag that it may be Opened up sufficiently for the insertion or removal of a hat and closed to form a. dustproofcasing of pleasing appearance.

Another object is to provide a hat bag equipped with a detachably connected hat ball or support mounted on the inner face of the reinforced wall thereof to enter the hat crown and assist" in retaining it in operative position in the bag.

/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a. front elevation of a hat bag constructed in accordance with this invention, with one of the handle straps 'open for use.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with the handle strap on that side in inoperative position.

Fig. 8 is a detail front elevation with the closing Haps in open position ready for the insertion of a hat.

theline 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse section takenl on Fig. is-an enlarged detail section taken i onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated the bag 1 constituting this invention may be con-A structed of any desired size or shape and Y of any desired iiexible material being preferably made up in several different sizes 'and of dilferent materials to adapt the bag to be sold at various prices so that it may come within the range of all classes of'purchasers.

This bag 1 is composed 0f a rear face or member 2. anda front member or face 3 of any desiredcontour being here shown substantially rectangular with' rounded corners at its closed end and tapered slightly towards its open end. The front and rear members are secured together along their side and bottom edgesk by stitching and are finished by binding or in any desired manner. The open end of the ha" is provided with a closing flap 4 carried by the reark member 2 and adapted to fold over and lap the outer face of the front member, saidflap and front member being provided with co-4 operating fastening elements to secure the flap detachably in closed position.

The corners 5 of the open or upper end of the bag are also detachablyclosed to facilitate the insertion and removal of ai hat, one of the members having flaps 6 lapping the other member and secured by snaps or other,V

'ed of flat straps of the same or contrasting material and each strap has one element 8 of a separable fastener adapted to engage the complementary fastener element 9 carried by the adjacent face of the bag so that the handles will be held fiat against the opposed faces of the bag when they are not desired for use.

The rear bag member 2 has a stiffener 10 arranged centrally thereof being preferably secured between the lining 11 and the member 2 in a pocket 12 formed by stitching the lining and member 2together around the stiffener 10 which may be of any heavy cardboard or other suitable material and of any desired configuration. The stifener here shown is substantially rectangular with rounded corners, and arranged transversely of the bag and adjacent opposite ends of the stiffener and stitched thereto are two longitudinally spaced attaching straps 13 and 14 of any desired length which are designed to pass around the bag over the front face thereof andequipped with buckles 15 and keepers 16I for securing the strap ends in adjusted position. These straps are designed to be used for suspending the bag from` the top bows or straps of an automobile and if the construction of the top issuch that these straps cannot beso used metal loops or rings 17 carried by the opposite ends of the bagY may be used to suspend the bag or connect it by snaps to the supporting structure.

The front member 3 is made considerably larger than the rear member 2 although similar in shape, and the extra material at the sides, top and bottom is laid in double or triple box plaits 18 andv said plaits stitched along their side edges as sho-wn at 19 to the front'member and also transversely thereof. This laying of the extra fullness in plaits provides a centrally disposed pouch 2O to receive the crown ofl the? hat to be carried in thev bag. The size of the pouch may be varied by lengthening or shortening the lines of' stitching 19 and by laying additional plaits at the corners,

The front member 3 is also suitably lined as shown at 21 to reinforce the material of thefront and also to` impart a finished appearance.

In the use of this bag the end and adjacent corner flaps are unsnapped` thereby providing a large opening to receive a hat without its being bent or distorted. The hat is entered through this mouth and positioned on the removably mounted block or ball 22 which extends into the crown, thel pouch 2O fitting over the crown of the hat covering and protecting without crushing the trimming. The ball 22 is shown mounted on a plate 23 which is detachably secured to the stiifener 10 by snaps or otherwise. After the hat is inserted the end and corner fia s are closed and fastened and the bag may be either suspended from a support in an automobile or elsewhere by the straps 13 and 14, by the handles 7 or by the rings 17. `When not in use it may be folded into a comparatively small space for packing or storing.

It will thus be seen that this bag while primarily intended as a hat bag for use in connection with automobiles may be used Ifor a variety of purposes.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope of the claims may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

`What I claim is:

1. A bag of the class described.Y comprising connected front and rear members open at one end, one of said members having an outwardly bulged pouch, straps secured to the other member and adapted to extend around the bag7 to form attachments for the bag, and auxiliary attaching means carried by the ends of said bag.

2. A device of the class described coinprising a substantially rectangular bag having two rounded corners and open along the edge opposite the edge having the rounded corners, one wall of said bag being flat and the other bulged, the corners of the open side beinginclined along one edge and the opposed edge having flaps overlapping said inclined edge and equipped with fastening elements, a closing flap for said open end7 and handles carried by said open ends.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

ELLA A. NALLE. 

